Richton Mississippi Map

About Richton, Mississippi

Richton is a locality in Madison County, Mississippi, United States. It is a small community with a population of 920. The population density is 154.8 people per km². Richton is located at 31.3495°N, 88.9407°W. It observes the Central Time (America/Chicago) timezone. Richton is an incorporated locality. ZIP codes: 39110, 39476.

Richton occupies a quiet stretch of land where the earth rises in low, undulating swells, cloaked in the deep, verdant density of pine forests. It lies 7.0 miles west-southwest of Canton, MS (from Canton, MS: bearing 251°T), and is situated 8.3 miles north-northwest of Madison. The air here holds a heavy, humid stillness, particularly when the afternoon light slants low to cast long, spindly shadows across the undergrowth. Panther Creek traces a narrow, serpentine path through the terrain just one mile from the center, its water moving with a deliberate, muddy patience toward the larger basins of the interior. To the east, the silhouette of Beech Ridge marks the horizon like a serrated edge, while the calm surface of Lake Ta-ho mirrors the shifting clouds only two miles away, providing a liquid clarity to the surrounding woodland.

Richton preserves the steady, measured pace of a place defined by the timber trade and the agricultural cycles of the pine belt. Generations have worked the surrounding soil and forest, building a character that remains tethered to the rhythm of the seasons rather than the frantic pulse of industrial centers. A few miles out, the quiet expanse of Reunion Park offers a space where the native grasses and thickets remain largely undisturbed, serving as a reminder of the landscape before the sawmills arrived. The economy here persists through a quiet industry, where the sound of wind moving through high pine needles often drowns out the hum of passing vehicles, leaving the inhabitants to carry on their tasks in a solitude that feels both heavy and profound.

About This Richton Map Page

This page provides an embedded street and satellite map of Richton, Mississippi. Coordinates: 31.34948, -88.940739. Live weather conditions are sourced directly from the National Weather Service. Real-time local and world news feeds keep the page current.

Detailed location data for Richton includes the ZIP code (39110, 39476), telephone area code (601), county seat of Madison County (Canton), and school district assignment (Richton School District).

Location data is drawn from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) and cross-verified against 2020 US Census records by coordinate proximity. Population figures are sourced from the 2020 US Census.